Fact Sheet for Improvements to the Greenwood Branch

The Greenwood Branch was closed Feb. 13-April 16, 2017, for refurbishing. The branch closed again June 26-July 4, 2017, for a brief second phase of work to install an exterior glass wall. The fully refurbished branch reopened July 5, 2017. A public celebration was held July 15, 2017.

After 12 years of heavy use, the interior was improved to support the changing ways that patrons are usng libraries. Patrons say they want quiet study spaces, areas where they can use a multitude of devices and collaborate with others, and spaces where they can sit with their children to read or use technology.

The changes were designed to make it easier for patrons to interact with one another, create flexible, open, welcoming spaces and improve access to technology.

The 15,000-square-foot Greenwood Branch, which opened in January 2005, was built under the 1998 voter-approved "Libraries for All" bond measure that renewed and revitalized libraries across the city.

Project description:

Add a laptop bar in teen area

Consolidate service desks to make it easier for patrons to know where to get help and to free up space for other Library purposes

Add soft seating

Add electrical outlets to tables

Add outdoor seating

Reposition the public computers to reduce glare

Add eight laptops and two iPads that patrons can borrow to use inside the branch

Recarpet

Upgrade restrooms

Upgrade meeting room

Remove indoor-outdoor boulder from children's area due to ongoing moisture problems and move it across the street to a parcel designated to become a community park.